《说文解字》之“天道”观研究

The View of “Tao of Heaven” in Origin of Chinese Characters

研究者历来认为《说文解字》是儒家主导的学术著作,但从其部首排列到具体字例的解说来看,统系该书的应是老子的"天道"观,许慎确实是一位兼通西汉今古文经及其他学派的大学者。

Researchers have always believed that Origin of Chinese Characters is a Confucian-oriented academic work,but from its headings to the explanations of specific words,it should have been oriented by Laozi's doctrine of"Tao of Heaven".Its author,Xu Shen,is indeed a university scholar who knew well classical scriptures and contemporary Western Han Dynasty writings,and works of other schools.